From my eulogy for my dear cousin, Carol Anne Patt, who died unexpectedly on February 17, 2011. Carol, I will miss you as a reading partner and as a friend. You are beloved by so many:
One of the greatest memories I have is going to the national book fair on the DC mall. There we could listen to some of the greatest authors of our time, buy books and if we had the patience of Carol Anne, get books autographed. Many of you here today probably have a book that Carol waited on line to get autographed. The lines were long and the waiting could be up to 2 hours, but if Carol had a book to be autographed, she would wait. Last September, I did as I usually did and went to listen to an author or two, coming back from time to time to visit with Carol while she waited on line to get books autographed by Katherine Paterson. I got some good pictures of Carol while she was meeting Ms. Paterson. She told me she was getting books signed for Kerri and Kaitlin, which I am sure was true. But, at Christmas, I realized she had also snuck a book in there for me, signed by the author while I was snapping pictures. Sneaky, Carol, real sneaky!
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